Man, 28, arrested on Chepstow Road over suspected cannabis and cocaine
Gwent Police plain-clothes officers arrested a 28-year-old Newport man on Chepstow Road at about 1.20am on 5 November on suspicion of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply. A search found suspected cocaine, cannabis, two mobile phones and cash, and he remained in custody as enquiries continued.
Gwent Police officers detained a 28-year-old man from Newport on Chepstow Road
at about 1.20am on Thursday, 5 November, after spotting him acting suspiciously.[1]The arrest was made by plain-clothes officers as part of a drugs operation.[1]
He was arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to
supply.[1]Officers said they found suspected cocaine, cannabis, two mobile
phones and cash when they searched him.[1]The 28-year-old remained in custody
while enquiries continued, and no charge was reported.[1]
Gwent Police described the arrest as part of its crackdown on drug-related crime
in Newport and urged residents to report suspected drug activity.[1]The force
said it had also stepped up patrols in Newport in recent weeks.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency
Gwent Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis; Other cannabis product
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Street or public place
Charge
possession of cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply
No weight or amount of the cannabis found on the man was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
No street value was given for the suspected drugs or the cash found, and the cash amount was not stated.
The article gives no separate date for the detention beyond the early hours of 5 November 2026.
No charge or court outcome was reported; the man was in custody while enquiries continued.
The article also mentions unrelated Gwent Police activity (a September cocaine and heroin case, an October 14 vehicle operation and a June Ringland warrant), left out of this report as separate events.
Only one source for this arrest could be found; no Gwent Police statement or second outlet account could be opened.
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